Talk about scaling things up. On Thursday, BKFC Fight Night: Hollywood goes down in Hollywood, FL, headlined by a five-round fight between Luis Palomino and Howard Davis. But at the weigh-ins on Wednesday it was co-main event fighters Leonardo Perdomo and Steve Herelius who stole the show when a brawl broke out between them, highlighted
The UFC is heading back to Mexico! On Saturday, the UFC returns to the CDMX Arena for UFC Mexico City, headlined by a flyweight clash between former champion Brandon Moreno and former title challenger Steve Erceg. Given the state of the flyweight division, this matchup has possible title implications and No Bets Barred is back
Shauna Bannon showed her submission skills—and some incredible toughness—in her latest win. A UFC London preliminary bout saw Bannon rocked badly by a Puja Tomar head kick, but she managed to recover and score an armbar submission moments later. Watch the strawweight’s comeback finish below. Bannon was likely ahead on the scorecards after one round,
The UFC is heading back to the O2 Arena. On Saturday, the UFC returns across the pond for the latest UFC London card, headlined by a pivotal welterweight clash between Leon Edwards and Sean Brady. This is Edwards’s first fight back since dropping the title to Belal Muhammad and both men have designs on a
Ian Machado Garry isn’t too happy about getting passed over for a UFC title shot. In May, UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad puts his title on the line against Jack Della Maddalena in the main event of UFC 315. Originally, the UFC wanted undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov to challenge Muhammad for the title, but an injury
Cain Velasquez knew he was in for a fight when he first laid eyes on Brock Lesnar. The heavyweight greats squared off at UFC 121 in October 2010 and though Velasquez went on to win the contest via a dominant first-round knockout, his first impression of Lesnar was one of pure awe. “Obviously, his size,”
Gabriel Bonfim just put Khaos Williams to SLEEP at UFC Vegas 102. Bonfim faced Williams in a preliminary welterweight bout Saturday night. After a competitive first round, Bonfim began to assert himself in the second with crafty striking and volume. Bonfim then put a stamp on things by snatching up a D’Arce choke near the
UFC 312 will go down as a mostly forgettable UFC event, but the dominance of champions Dricus du Plessis and Zhang Weili will carry on into their next potential matchups, while the MMA community is wondering where Sean Strickland goes after a lopsided loss to du Plessis in the main event. On an all-new edition
Dricus du Plessis and Zhang Weili remain at the top of their divisions. This past Saturday, UFC 312 went down in Sydney, and for the second time this year, both champions retained their titles in clear-cut fashion. In the co-main event, longtime champion Weili cemented herself as the best pound-for-pound female fighter on the planet
Heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jamal Pogues have been removed from the UFC roster following losses this past weekend in Saudi Arabia. UFC officials confirmed the moves to MMA Fighting on Monday. A 15-fight veteran in the octagon, Rozenstruik started his UFC career on a hot streak with four straight knockout wins capped off by a
Miguel Torres seems to think he got screwed over by Dana White and the UFC. Back in 2011, Torres was briefly released from the UFC for tweeting, “If a rape van was called a surprise van more women wouldn’t mind going for rides in them.” At the time, White told Sports Illustrated “There’s absolutely nothing
